When Salford City line up against Manchester City on Saturday evening in the FA Cup third round, all eyes will be on Ammies goalkeeper Matty Young to see if he can keep the Premier League champions at bay.
The 18-year-old shot-stopper, who is on a season-long loan at the Peninsula Stadium from Championship side Sunderland, has made headlines recently for a string of excellent performances for the League Two side.
Young kept his sixth clean sheet in a row in Salford's 1-0 win over MK Dons on Saturday and he has not conceded a goal in over 540 minutes of football.
As such, the England under-20 international goalkeeper is attracting the attention of some big clubs and, if reports in The Sun over the weekend are to be believed, Manchester City are chief among his growing list of admirers.
City are believed to have monitored Young, who stands at six foot three inches tall, for a while now and, incredibly, they now have a chance to see him first-hand when he is tasked with keeping out the likes of Erling Haaland on Saturday evening at the Etihad Stadium.
It would be a signing with the future in mind, given Ederson and Stefan Ortega both very much remain City's senior goalkeeping options, but it remains to be seen whether Young would fancy the challenge of moving to the Etihad Stadium.
Young spent last season on loan with National League North side Darlington and he has made the step up to League Two look seamless, with Karl Robinson's side boasting the joint best defence in the division.
Any move in January would cost City, though, with Sunderland tying Young down to a new contract until 2028 back in November. Speaking at the time, the Black Cats' sporting director Kristjaan Speakman said: “We’re pleased with Matty’s progress
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